It is really important that you complete the following:

• Eat ice cream
• Build a den outside and in your bedroom
• Go for many walks with your family
• Play on computer/ tablet games
• Give a present to someone special to you
• Eat sweets
• Eat sweets and popcorn at the same time
• Go for a run
• Write a letter to someone to say thank you for something you are grateful for
• Have a water fight!
• Do lots of reading!
• TRY SOMETHING NEW!

Parents who are looking for support and reassurance as lockdown restrictions start to ease can now access free online help from a leading children’s mental health and wellbeing organisation.

Thrive® has launched the Thrive-Online Parent Toolkit as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, enabling parents and carers of children aged 4 to 11 to access practical guidance and information. Thrive is known for the training and online services it provides to teachers and other education professionals to support children’s social and emotional development.  The new toolkit draws on this expertise to provide a resource for parents and carers who may be home schooling or helping children to manage uncertainty relating to the coronavirus situation”.

Please follow the link to access the resource and further information:

https://www.thriveapproach.com/free-resource-to-help-parents-and-carers/

Here are some activities for you to complete over summer if you feel like you want to do something:

ENGLISH RESOURCES

Literacy Counts has produced resources for FREE book based learning for home and school.

Please access their web site here: https://literacycounts.co.uk/parents/storytime-counts/

https://literacycounts.co.uk/free-home-learning/

RadioBlogging.Net is a daily radio programme that teaches literacy and is aimed at families and schools. It is interactive so that children write and their work is published during and after the show. Each day there are spelling, grammar and vocabulary games, followed by creative writing and responding to reading. The show features a poet of the day and author of the week.

https://radioblogging.net/

Online Reading Resources with the Book Trust here: (click here)

A book explaining Coronavirus to children (illustrated by the Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler) can be accessed here: (click here)

A book called The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain Children in Lockdown (click here)

Audible Website: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

Description: all children’s audiobooks are available for free while schools are closed.

Registration: not required

Classroom Secrets

Website: https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/

Description: downloadable resource packs which cover a range of subjects, including reading and writing.

Registration: not required

Elevenses with the World of David Walliams

Website: https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/

Description: one free audio book reading is available to listen to every day.

Registration: not required

English Mastery

Website: https://www.englishmastery.org/

Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2

Description: downloadable resource books providing 8 weeks of activities.

Registration: not required

Literacy Shed

Website: https://www.literacyshedplus.com/en-gb/browse/free-resources

Description: downloadable resource packs with tasks based on video clips on YouTube.

Registration: not required

Pobble 365

Website: https://www.pobble365.com/

Description: a new image is published each day as a basis for creative writing. Story starters, questions and drawing ideas are provided.

Registration: not required

Poetry by Heart

Website: https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/

Description: a wide selection of poetry covering different topics

Registration: not required to view poems, but it is required to access teaching resources.

MATHEMATICS RESOURCES:

White Rose Home Learning

Website: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

Description: downloadable resource packs with teacher guidance. A week’s worth of resources is provided for each year group.

Registration: not required

I See Maths

Website: http://www.iseemaths.com/home-lessons/

Description: lesson videos to watch and challenges to take part in.

Registration: not required

The Maths Factor

Website: https://www.themathsfactor.com/

Description: a great resource.  Let Carol teach your child Maths.

Registration: not required

Oak National Academy

Website: https://www.thenational.academy/

Description: backed by the DfE, it will provide 180 video lessons each week, across a broad range of subjects from maths to art to languages

Registration: not required

Mathematics Mastery

Website: https://www.mathematicsmastery.org/free-resources

Description:  downloadable resource packs with teacher guidance. A week’s worth of resources is provided for each year group.

Registration: not required

Nrich

Website: https://nrich.maths.org/

Description: a range of activities. Some are interactive and some are to be completed offline. Activities are categorised by age range.

Registration: not required

Numberblocks

Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/help-your-child-with-maths

Description: videos for numeracy development designed for children aged 0 to 6. There are fun activities that can be applied to everyday life and play.

Registration: not required

Top Marks

Website: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games

Description: a range of interactive maths games categorised by age group.

Registration: not required

Hamilton Trust (home learning section)

Website: https://www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/blog/learning-home-packs/

Description: downloadable resource packs with teacher guidance. A week’s worth of resources is provided for each year group.

Registration: not required

Hello everyone! So I have some homework for you over summer, this is compulsory and I fully expect you to complete it:

• Eat ice cream
• Build a den outside and in your bedroom
• Go for many walks with your family
• Play on computer/ tablet games
• Give a present to someone special to you
• Eat sweets
• Eat sweets and popcorn at the same time
• Go for a run
• Write a letter to someone to say thank you for something you are grateful for
• Have a water fight!
• Do lots of reading!
• TRY SOMETHING NEW!

Here is a message from Mrs Meynell and myself below:

Early Bird Maths

Maths

Challenge 1:

Challenge 2:

Challenge 3:

Challenge 4:

Word Power

Words:

often, opposite, ordinary, particular, peculiar, perhaps, popular, position

English

All of this week I have shared just some of my favourite memories from this year. Today I want you to think about what your favourite memory of the year has been. Please write a paragraph explaining why it was your favourite experience and then please draw a picture to go with it!

Although we haven’t finished the year together, we have made so many lasting memories throughout the year, memories that I will never forget and I hope you don’t too!

Let’s make sure we hold onto these memories and build on them as we look forward to going into year 5 together!

Good morning everyone! We have made so many memories this year, here is one from Mrs Bennet and also a definite favourite of mine!

Early Bird Maths

Maths

Challenge 1:

Challenge 2:

Challenge 3:

Challenge 4:

Word Power

English

Hopefully by now you have created your sequel. Next year, you will have many opportunities to continue to be creative with your writing and also take ownership of your own writing – which means that you will make many choices to determine what your writing will be like.

Today, I want you to choose how to retell your story through the form of a comic strip, but I want you to choose what type of template to use. I have given some examples below, so you can draw these boxes on your paper or you can create your own comic strip template if you wish.

Have fun retelling it through illustrations, captions and the callouts that I’ve also posted below. Make them bright, colourful and exciting to read!

Good morning everyone, I hope you have all had a nice start to the week. Here is another memory of mine from year 4; I hope you enjoy!

Early Bird Maths

Maths

Today I have given you four maths challenges to choose from:

Challenge 1:

Challenge 2:

Challenge 3:

Challenge 4:

Word Power

English

Today I want you to finish writing the sequel to For the Birds in the form of a story.

Use your responses to the questions yesterday to help you make a start to the writing today. You might want to follow this format to help you:

Paragraph 1

Introduce the characters (are they birds or are they different animals?)

What is the problem? Who isn’t showing respect, resilience or one of the other 5 Rs?

Paragraph 2

Build up a bit of suspense and add humour – how can you engage the readers to get them interested in the problem?

What are the characters doing? What do they say? How can you make the readers understand about the message of the story?

Paragraph 3

What is the resolution to the problem?

How do the characters ensure the readers fully understand the message of the story?

Can you add a bit of humour to this section to keep the reader entertained?

Paragraph 4

Final closing statement to give the message you want to share?

Put emphasis on the 5R that is important to your message?

Can you add a final bit of humour like the birds being naked in the For the Birds video?

Good morning everyone, here is a little message from me to keep you going through the week…

Your Land Of Neverbelieve voice over:

Early Bird Maths

Maths 

Here are 3 problem solving activities for you to have a go at today:

Challenge 1:

Challenge 2:

Challenge 3:

Word Power

English

I am going to give you two days to complete the writing for this:

I want you to write the sequel to For the Birds in the form of a story.

Use your responses to the questions yesterday to help you make a start to the writing today. You might want to follow this format to help you:

Paragraph 1

Introduce the characters (are they birds or are they different animals?)

What is the problem? Who isn’t showing respect, resilience or one of the other 5 Rs?

Paragraph 2

Build up a bit of suspense and add humour – how can you engage the readers to get them interested in the problem?

What are the characters doing? What do they say? How can you make the readers understand about the message of the story?

Paragraph 3

What is the resolution to the problem?

How do the characters ensure the readers fully understand the message of the story?

Can you add a bit of humour to this section to keep the reader entertained?

Paragraph 4

Final closing statement to give the message you want to share?

Put emphasis on the 5R that is important to your message?

Can you add a final bit of humour like the birds being naked in the For the Birds video?

Good morning everyone!

Can you believe that this is the last week of you being in year 4? Today we have most of those children currently learning at home coming in for their final outdoor learning session, so please do wave through the windows as you see them walking around the one way system! For those in the classrooms, I will catch up with you this afternoon if the weather allows and we can spend some time together outside! Have a nice day everyone!

Early Bird Maths

Maths

This week, I will be setting you different problem solving activities linked to different areas of maths. I hope you enjoy them!

Challenge 1

Challenge 2

Word Power

English

For the final week of English learning for this year, I would like you to plan, draft, edit and then publish a sequel to the For the Birds video.

Today I would like you to plan the sequel.

Have a go at answering these questions to help you plan the sequel:

1. What did you enjoy about the For the Birds video?
2. What message did the story give? Was the Big Bird treated fairly and respectfully?
3. What message would you like to give if you created a video like this one?

Your message should be related to one of our 5 Rs – her are the definitions to help get you thinking:

Respect – a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.

Relationships – the way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected.

Resourcefulness – the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.

Resilience – the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

Reflection – the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.

4. How can you make the sequel entertaining?

I hope you have fun with this and plan a fantastic sequel with a key underlying message that is important to you!

Good morning everyone! I hope you all have a happy Friday and a nice weekend! Next week is the last week of term which means it is the last week of home learning! Lets all have one last push towards summer, you have all done amazing throughout the summer term so a huge thank you and well done from me!

Early Bird Maths

Sections for you to complete this morning. See how many you can do!

Maths

Can you solve the pirate problem? Complete the last 2 challenges to find the secret message…

Word Power

English

Here are a selection of the small birds at the start of the video. I want you to use one word to describe how each of them might be feeling. Hopefully you can a see mixture of emotions and feelings. Write each feeling down.

Self-reflection

Have you ever felt like the birds did on the wire? Look through the emotions and think of a situation when you have felt like this.

Choose one emotion and draw a picture of the situation when you felt like this. If you are happy to, please write down information about this situations. Even when we are feeling sad or upset, it is important to talk about these feelings and share them with our family, friends and teachers.

Good morning everyone!

I hope the learning has been enjoyable for you this week. If you need any support with anything then please send me an email. s.butterworth@meadowsideacademy.org

Early Bird Maths

Have you got maths eyes?

Maths

Over the next couple of days I will set you some challenges linked to different areas of maths. You will need all clues to solve the problem tomorrow so make a note of these in your book as you work them out.

Word Power

English

How do the feelings of the two birds change throughout the video?

I want you to create a feelings graph using the above graph. Simply draw a line from the y axis starting on an emoji and move your line up and down according to how that bird feels throughout the video. You might want to watch it as you draw the line. Use a different colour pencil for the other bird. You should have two lines on the graph to represent both birds.

Underneath I want you to summarise how their feelings change throughout the video. What do you notice?

Good morning everyone!

I hope you are all well – if you need me throughout the day then please get in touch. have a good day everyone! s.butterworth@meadowsideacademy.org

Early Bird Maths

Have you got maths eyes?

1. Fill in the gaps
2. What other patterns do you see related to maths – write these down!

Maths

Mosaic:

Let us continue our pirate journey through maths this week. Here is todays challenge:

Word Power

English

Today I want you to create a character profile for both types of bird.

Your character profile should include…

Name:

Age:

Personality:

Hobbies:

Characteristics:

Something interesting about me:

Picture:

I want you to be creative with this and you will have to use your imagination!

Good morning!

It was great seeing you yesterday on Zoom, for those that I didn’t catch up with I will ring you this week or check in with you at school. I hope you enjoy todays learning…

Early Bird Maths

Have you got maths eyes?

Maths

Mosaic:

Here are the two problem solving activities linked to multiplication for today – I hope you enjoy the pirate theme that will run for the week!!!

Word Power

English

Today I want you to create some dialogue between the two birds. In the video it appears that they don’t communicate to each other apart from barging, pushing and nipping!! So what would they be saying to each other. When writing dialogue I want you to remember the following:

• Inverted commas around the spoken words
• Comma to separate the spoken words and the speaker
• Capital letter to start the spoken words
• Alternative words to said
• New line for a new speaker

For example:

Big Bird gracefully requested “Please may I spend a bit fo time on your delightful looking wire?”

Teasingly, the bold, hypocritical birds turned the other way and exclaimed “Look at that funny looking creature, with his weird, pointy feathers!”

Here are the pictures to help you create the dialogue: